Manila, Jan. 24 -- Parents or guardians will have to accompany children aged 10-14 should they decide to go out in areas under the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) status, a Palace official said Sunday.

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made this remark after the Inter Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) recently allowed people aged 10 years to 65 years to leave their homes for non-essential activities, such as going to malls starting Feb. 1.

Current IATF rules permit only those aged 15 to 65 years old to leave their homes.

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